Shannon, a junior in high school, was recently suspended from school for extorting money from ninth-graders and beating up another student. Shannon's teacher reports that she has very few friends. The most likely diagnosis for Shannon would be:
a) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
b) Antisocial personality disorder
c) Oppositional defiant disorder
d) Conduct disorder
d
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How does alcohol lead to the behavioral problems associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?
a. It prevents the transmission of inhibitory synaptic messages b. It causes too much myelin to form around the axons in the brain. c. It causes some neurons that get too little stimulation to self-destruct. d. It prevents oxygen and nutrition from reaching the brain of the fetus.
Lindsey is hesitant about letting her teenage daughter Davenport participate in sports because she has heard that most youth who participate in sports end up injured. What is the most accurate assessment of Lindsey's thoughts?
a. She is absolutely right because about 70 percent of young athletes are injured and require medical attention. b. She is kind of correct because about 40 percent of young athletes are injured and require medical attention. c. She is fairly incorrect because about 15 percent of young athletes are injured and require medical attention. d. She is totally wrong because only about 1 percent of young athletes are injured and require medical attention.
The most commonly used personality inventory is the _____________
a) MMPI-2 b) MBTI c) TAT d) CPI
Research has found that smokers who successfully quit the
habit can actually achieve extraordinary health benefits as a result of giving up cigarettes. In fact, within _____ years of quitting, the risk of premature death drops to approximately that of a person who has never smoked. The lesson here is that it is never too late to benefit from giving up cigarettes, even if you've smoked for quite a while! A) 1–3 B) 5–10 C) 10–15 D) 15–20